Taken from aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Mark T. Vande Hei captured the Kestrel Eye IIM (KE2M) CubeSat being deployed from the tip of the Dextre attached to the Mobile Servicing System. The KE2M is carrying an optical imaging system payload that is being used to validate the concept of using microsatellites in low-Earth orbit to support critical operations. Credit: NASA/Astronaut Mark T. Vande Hei #NASA #cubesat #ISS #astronaut #photography #testing #validation